🎧Podcast HR #15 : The Renewal Paradox: Schumpeter and Creative Destruction (Part 3)
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Embrace change like Schumpeter’s creative destruction – innovation requires letting go of the old to make room for new growth. |
Reading time: 1.5 min
Published: October 17, 2025
HKWEEKS — The Podcast Rethinking HR and Work Culture
Series of 4 episodes
Title: The Renewal Paradox: Schumpeter and Creative Destruction (Part 3)
Season: 1 | Episode: 15, Series: 1, Part: 3
What if innovation also meant… destruction?
In this third episode of Free Ideas: When Economics Inspires Work, Jessica explores Joseph Schumpeter’s concept of creative destruction—the process by which organizations reinvent themselves by letting go of the old to make room for the new.
From technology shifts to organizational redesign, Schumpeter’s insight reveals how renewal can emerge from apparent disruption—if leaders understand how to guide change without chaos.
💡 What you’ll learn:
How creative destruction drives sustainable innovation in HR and management
Ways to transform your organization without destabilizing teams
Real-world practices like “Protected Innovation Zones” and “Planned Sunsetting”
🎧 For: HR innovators, transformation leaders, and executives navigating change and renewal
📌 7.50 min · Economics meets HR · Human-centered innovation frameworks
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